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Left the first railway connection directed between the port of Amsterdam and China
In 16 days the train will travel for 11,000 kilometers
March 8, 2018
Container has left yesterday from the intermodal terminal of Amsterdam Terminal, the terminal for containers of the port of Amsterdam that is managed by Hutchison Ports Amsterdam of the Hutchison Ports group, the first direct railway convoy goods that connects the Dutch harbour port of call with China on the New Via of the Silk.
Over 16 days the train will travel for 11,000 kilometers in order to reach Yiwu, shopping center in the province of Zhejiang, in China oriental, crossing Germany, Poland, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan and mainly transporting Dutch exports constituted by mineral machinery, fuel, pharmaceutical products, technical equipments and chemicals.
The new railway service is cured by the Austrian Nunner Logistics, while the terminalistici and logistic services in the Dutch port are operated by the TMA Logistics, joint venture between Hutchison Ports and Dutch TMA Holdings.
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